The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
Host nation Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo to win the first FIFA World Cup.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth became the first member of the 500 home run club.
Violet Stewart Piercy, a long-distance runner from England, set the first recorded marathon win for women at 3:40:22.
Paavo Nurmi ran a world record time of 3000 meters in 8 minutes and 25 seconds.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
20 mushers embark on a journey to transport medicine to Nome, Alaska, inspiring the Iditarod Race.
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.
Robert L. Douglas, the Father of Black Professional Basketball, set up the first pro-black basketball team called Renaissance.
The world's first international women's sporting event began in Monaco.
The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.
Leslie Irvin makes the world's first free-fall parachute jump.
The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
The first crossword puzzle was printed.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
In just 57 seconds, illusionist Harry Houdini successfully unchained himself while underwater.
The first Indianapolis 500 is held.
Two baseball teams played a night match at White Sox Party using three 100-foot towers lit with 12 electric lamps.
The Giro d'Italia cycle race is held for the first time.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was copyrighted.
Frank Gotch won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship after a 2-hour match.
The quickest boxing match in history took place.
The Inter Milan soccer club was formed.
The first Grand Prix car race is held.
The 1906 Olympic Games begin in Athens.
The International Federation of Association Football was founded in Paris.
Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball.
The first international rugby league took place in Wigan, England.
New Zealand's All Blacks played their first international test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Maurice-François Garin won the first Tour de France.
The Tour de France Bicycle Race is flagged off for the first time.
First Rose Bowl Game held in the Rose Bowl Stadium.
American baseball player Joe McGinnity was suspended after a brawl in which he punched and spat at umpire Tom Connolly.
Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.
Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal, making her the first individual female Olympic champion.
FC Barcelona was founded by a group of English, German, Swiss, and Spanish soccer players.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the vertical loop Roller Coaster.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
John Brallier became the first openly paid professional American Football player when he was paid $10 to play a match.
